Trump's Legal Team 'National Embarrassment:' Ex-Gov. Christie

NEW JERSEY - Former Governor Chris Christie, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump who helped prepare him for his first debate with President-Elect Joe Biden and has publicly defended Trump repeatedly over the years said on ABC News' This Week Sunday that the conduct of the president's legal team is a "national embarrassment."

Speaking to host George Stephanopoulos, the former Republican governor said if there was evidence of fraud, present it. Thus far, that has not happened.

"What's happened here is, quite frankly, the conduct of the president's legal team has been a national embarrassment," Christie said.

Christie, a former federal prosecutor referred to the "outrageous" behavior of Trump attorney Sidney Powell, who accused Georgia's Governor Brian Kemp of a crime on television without evidence. Powell has since been removed from the legal team.

"They won't do it inside the courtroom," Christie said. "They allege fraud outside the courtroom, but when they go inside the courtroom, they don't plead fraud, and they don't argue fraud."

Trump's legal team, led by former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, have spoken to the press and made many allegations, but have provided little to no proof – a fact cited by judges who have dismisses dozens of the team's cases in court. One of those allegations caught the attention of Gov. Phil Murphy.

"Mayor Giuliani’s claim that Camden residents voted in Philadelphia is not only outrageous, but racist and blatantly false," Murphy said. "On this one, I agree with Chris Christie that this guy is truly a national embarrassment."

For his part, Christie noted that he has been a supporter of the president, voting for him twice, but there is an obligation to present evidence and it hasn't been presented.

"Elections have consequences, and we cannot continue to act as if something happened here that didn't happen," he said.

Christie said that country is what matters most.

"I'm a strong Republican and I love my party," Christie said. "It's the country that has to come first."

You can see the full video below.

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